Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-10-01

1t was not dlmculr to mo the pest
lawyer in Dorchester. Everybody sent me
to MI. Copas. I found him an elderly
gentleman who wore a large wig and
looked like a dignitary Of the church.
SeThis sort of case does not lie in the
ordinary course of my practice" he said;
II recommend you to go to MI. Ferret,
whose clients chiefly consist OFF,
II think, sir" I said, ''that when you
know who n of the smugglers is you
will not refuse to act for us. Pray, pray
come and see himl And, oh! if it is the
money you are thinking of, Dan says
there is plenty of money under the hearth
stone"
Mr.. Copas smiled.
sit had better be in the bank, child.
Well, I will 60 with you. But I do not
promise anything"
We found Will alone in the ward, still
busy with paper and pen. He was graver
than usual, as was only natural, but
when his eyes met mine he smiled in his
quiet and sympathetic way.
"Now, my good fellow, " said Mr.. Copas,
in q %patroniziug and friendly tone, stell
me what you have to say, but do not
waste time, and tell the truth"
"What I have to say is, Mr.. Copas,"
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has got into q scrape with three most
worthy smugglers."
ga gentleman? Well, you do not look
like a sailor. But 60 on"
my name is Campion. I am the only
son of the late Sir Godfrey Campion, and
the chief partner in the firm Of
GOOD heavens! And you a smuggler?'
"Well, not exactly. But l went for q
venture with Dan CULVER, and we were
all caught. That is the story
"But you-you, my dear sir-the in
fuence of your family must be brought to
bear. Your case must be separated"
Here Will interposed.
81 cannot separate my case from the
( poor fellows with me-" he said. 81 can
not have any family interest employed,
because, above all, my mother must not
know of this-this disgrace. shall stand
my trial with the others. Fortunately"
-he took up the papers which he had
| written and Dan had signed-''I have
something here which ought to procure us
an absolute pardon. 1t is secret intelli-
gence for the admiralty. We sighted the
French fleet on our way back, and we can
report on the cnelny's course. Now, Mr..
Copas. can you find me a trusty messen-
ger: You can? Then let him ride as hard
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| without stopping; let him get to London
before midnight. He must be armed with
| O letter from you and one from the mayor"
II mn the mayor"
"Good! The letter must simply give
the date of our capture, and state that the
document is signed by n mar well known
in Lyme, perfectly trustworthy although
now in Jail on q charge of smuggling"
Mr.. Copas fastened away with the
papers.
''They ought to let us go at once, with
out Il trial. said Will, the sanguine.
"Sit down and look cheerful, Pleasance
dear. Why, we can make love as we'll in
u prison ward as under Pinhay cliff. Let
me kiss the tears from your pretty eyes,
my peerless woodland nymph!'
We had n fortnight to wait for the as.
sizes. No answer anne from the admi.
rally; nor any sign that we were all to he
acquitted without a trial. Meantime,
MI. Copas engaged the best counsel OH
the circuit-no less q man than the great
Sergt. Jamblin, kings counsellor oul
defense. AS for Joshua Mech, he did
not c come to see us-an act of pru-
dence which, while Dan commended it,
wa surprising to him. To be sure, as
Dan said, it was only by chance that he
wasn't caught with the rest. And when
I told him of the single step had heard
before the revenue men came down the
hill, he surmised that 1t was Joshua, and
OWNED the secret of the empty hold.
Who but Joshua could have cleared out
manner? Who but Joshua knew the
caches in the cliff? Who but Joshua
would have been SO thoughtful of the in.
| tereStS of the nrms
The court on the day of the trial was
crowded with spectators, principally
people from Lyme and Bridport who
knew Dan CULVER. 1 listened with dis
may to their talk, for it was nothing but
speculation as to what the punishment
would lie.
came with Mr.. Copas, who provided
me with a seat below the dock, so that ]
could shake hands with the prisoners.
Presently u man, our advocate, the
great Sergt. Jamblin, X. c., afterward
Sir Peter Jamblin, one of his majesty's
judges, came into court. He was fol.
lowed by q clerk bearing q blue bag full
Of papers. l noticed that he nodded but
did not shake hands with Mr.. Copas. Yet
he shook hands with every member of the
bar in the court. l believe that in those
days it was not considered right for a bar
rister to shake hands with an attorney.
Presently he left the table and came
to me.
Il have heard Of you, Miss Noel" he
said. "Pray let me shake hands with
you. Mr.. Copas has told me the whole
history. am only sorry that your gal
liant attempt to warn Dan CULVER die
not succeed. l am not sure, but I am ir
great hopes that we shall get them off al
togcther-one and all, you know; they
were in the same boat. But if we cannot
then l may tell you that a little bird has
whispered good news in my ear. A lord,
high placed, has interested himself in the
case. Courage, my dear young lady"
This vas very kind Of the sergeant. HI
was not, to look at, a man from whom
such things were to be expected; for HI
had q harsh and strident voice, full project
ing lips and staring eyes. Also, he hat
very red cheeks, and a way of pushing
back his wig which showed that he wa
already quite bald. But when years after
ward l heard people talk Of the harsh ant
overbearing way of Judge Jamblin, re
membercd that he had once taken pity OF
a poor girl in grevious trouble. and safe
words of comfort to her.
Then there was a blare Of trumpets
and presently the whole court rose K
greet the judge.
Now I firmly believe that if we had hat